Hi,
so far I have Hap Ac2 without external antennas
now I bought Hap Ax3 with two external antennas and unfortunately this new router has a worse wifi range, both 2Ghz and 5Ghz.
The old router had networks in N and of course I configured AX networks (wifi6) on the new one.
and unfortunately the wifi range is much smaller and does not cover the entire house.
Ac2 easily covered the entire house and some of the yard.
When I change the channel to the N network on Ax3, the range improves, but it is still slightly higher than Ac2.

Tested on 7.13.2 and 7.14beta8 programming.

Is this a problem with the router or antennas? Does band Ax have a shorter range than the older band N?

Possibly what else to configure on Ax3 to improve the WiFi range.

Here is my wifi configuration:

/interface wifi channel
add band=2ghz-ax disabled=no name=ch-2ghz skip-dfs-channels=10min-cac width=\
20/40mhz
add band=5ghz-ax disabled=no name=ch-5ghz skip-dfs-channels=10min-cac width=\
20/40mhz

/interface wifi configuration
add disabled=no mode=ap name=cfg_5G \
security.authentication-types="" ssid=TEST5
add disabled=no mode=ap name=cfg_2G \
security.authentication-types="" ssid=TEST2
add disabled=no mode=ap name=cfg_2G_goscie \
security.authentication-types="" ssid=TEST33

/interface wifi security
name="profileSIEC1" authentication-types=wpa2-psk,wpa3-psk encryption="" group-key-update=5m
passphrase="XXXXXXXXXXX" management-protection=allowed
name="profileSIEC2" authentication-types=wpa2-psk,wpa3-psk encryption="" group-key-update=5m
passphrase="XXXXXXXXXXX" management-protection=allowed
name="profileSIEC3" authentication-types=wpa2-psk,wpa3-psk encryption="" group-key-update=5m
passphrase="XXXXXXXXXXX" management-protection=allowed

/interface wifi
set [ find default-name=wifi2 ] arp-timeout=5m channel=ch-2ghz configuration=\
cfg_2G configuration.mode=ap disabled=no name=wlan1_2G security=\
profileSIEC1 security.authentication-types=wpa2-psk,wpa3-psk .wps=disable
set [ find default-name=wifi1 ] arp-timeout=5m channel=ch-5ghz configuration=\
cfg_5G configuration.mode=ap disabled=no name=wlan2_5G security=\
profileSIEC2 security.authentication-types=wpa2-psk,wpa3-psk .wps=disable
add arp-timeout=5m configuration=cfg_2G_goscie configuration.hide-ssid=no \
.mode=ap disabled=no mac-address=XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX master-interface=\
wlan1_2G name=wlan3_2G_goscie security=profileSIEC3 \
security.authentication-types=wpa2-psk,wpa3-psk .wps=disable

Check this topic:
viewtopic.php?t=203076

1. Check that bridge protocol-mode=rtsp
2. Check info about your country's regulations: /interface/wifiwave2/radio/reg-info country="Yourcountry" number=0
3. Set 5GHz frequency to 5500 and check if signal got better

1. Check that bridge protocol-mode=rtsp
2. Check info about your country's regulations: /interface/wifiwave2/radio/reg-info country="Yourcountry" number=0
3. Set 5GHz frequency to 5500 and check if signal got better

ad 1) I had and still have it established

ad 2)
/interface/wifiwave2/radio/reg-info country="Poland" number=0
ranges: 2402-2482/20
5170-5250/23/indoor
5250-5330/23/indoor/dfs
5490-5730/30/dfs
5735-5875/14

ad 3) I set it and I don't see much improvement
it may be that the 5Ghz network has improved a bit, but the 2Ghz network is still much weaker than on the old Ac2, both routers are placed next to each other

1. Check that bridge protocol-mode=rtsp
2. Check info about your country's regulations: /interface/wifiwave2/radio/reg-info country="Yourcountry" number=0
3. Set 5GHz frequency to 5500 and check if signal got better

ad 1) I had and still have it established

ad 2)
/interface/wifiwave2/radio/reg-info country="Poland" number=0
ranges: 2402-2482/20
5170-5250/23/indoor
5250-5330/23/indoor/dfs
5490-5730/30/dfs
5735-5875/14

ad 3) I set it and I don't see much improvement
it may be that the 5Ghz network has improved a bit, but the 2Ghz network is still much weaker than on the old Ac2, both routers are placed next to each other

Hi,
should I understand that it is impossible to solve the problem with wifi coverage on hap Ax3?